| Common Prayers: Faith, Family, and a Christian's Journey Through the Jewish Year Contributor(s): Cox, Harvey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618257330 ISBN-13: 9780618257331 Publisher: HarperOne OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: An eminent Christian theologian and scholar of religion offers an intimate tour through the Jewish year certain to inform and enlighten Jews and non-Jews alike. As seen through his eyes, the Jewish holidays offer a wellspring of discovery and reflection for every reader. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Comparative Religion - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - Worship & Liturgy |
| Dewey: 263 |
| LCCN: 2001024992 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Harvey Cox, the eminent Christian theologian and scholar of religion, offers an intimate tour through the Jewish year certain to inform and enlighten Jews and non-Jews alike. As a member of an interfaith household, Cox has had ample opportunity to reflect upon the essence of Judaism and its complex relationship to Christianity. Organized around the Jewish calendar from Rosh Hashanah to Yom ha-Atzmaķut, Common Prayers illuminates the meanings of Jewish holidays as well as traditions surrounding milestone events such as death and marriage. Describing in elegant, accessible language the holidays' personal, historical, and spiritual significance and the lessons they offer us, Cox "is instructive and enlightening, revealing the depth and passion of his religious thought and practice" (Boston Herald). As seen through his eyes, the Jewish holidays offer a wellspring of discovery and reflection for every reader. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cox, Harvey: - HARVEY COX is the author of the groundbreaking The Secular City and many other books, including The Seduction of the Spirit, which was nominated for the National Book Award. A professor of theology at Harvard Divinity School, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |